The Abrahamic Covenant and Replacement Theology

...there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies... ~2 Peter 2:1 The apostle Peter walked with Jesus and was undoubtedly impacted by His life and His teaching.  It was Peter who spoke with great boldness following Jesus's resurrection (Acts 2:14-36), and it was Peter who first brought the Gospel to …

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Lord, Send us a Josiah!

Over the past few weeks I've been studying Kings and Chronicles, the Biblical records of the kings of Israel and Judah.  What I know about those kings is that there were very few righteous kings and many who "did evil in the sight of the Lord."  Once the kingdom split into the Northern (Israel) and …

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“They will be My People and I will be their God!”

At least 3 times in Jeremiah 31-33, at least 4 times in the book of Ezekiel, and other times throughout the Old Testament, God (speaking of the Israelites) clearly states, "They will be My People and I will be their God."  (Examples: Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 32:38, Ezekiel 14:11, Ezekiel 37:23-27) But why the Jews?  God …

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Israel: Random, Coincidence or Destiny?

While doing research concerning Israel's prophetic destiny last weekend, I was once again amazed by the utter miracle of Israel's existence despite the fact the Jewish people have been exiled, persecuted and pushed toward extinction numerous times. Beyond that, not only have they miraculously survived, but they thrive (as we saw yesterday!) Scripture accurately predicted Israel's fate, …

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